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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 6, 1919.

Application led September 30, 1916. Serial No. 123,102.

To @ZZ ywhom it' may comprar Be it known that I, ERWIN L. SUTTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waseca, in the county of Waseca and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in llashboards, of which the following is a specification.

rllhis invention relates to improvements in wash boards and has particular application to a self-Soaping wash board.

In carrying out the present invention, it .is my purpose to provide a self-Soaping wash board whereby the soap may be automatically applied to the articles being rubbed upon the board in the downward movement, and automatically brought into position to be engaged by the clothes in the upward movement.

It is also my purpose to provide a selfsoaping wash board which will embrace the desired features of simplicity, efficiency and durability, and which will operate efficiently, and effectively for its intended purpose, and which may be manufactured and marketed at small cost.

1With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawing;

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a wash board constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the cover of the soap pocket in open position.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. l. y

Referring now to the drawing in detail, 1 designates a wash board which, in accordance with the present invention, is formed with a pocket 2 at the upper end of the rubbing section of the board and mounted within the pocket and suitably secured therein is a receptacle 3 having the front end open. Journaled in the end walls of the receptacle at the lower side of such receptacle is a shaft 4 and mounted upon the shaft 4 between the end walls of the receptacle is a feeding roller 5 preferably formed with longitudinally extending ribs spaced apart about the roller and having the outer edges roughened. Arranged adjacent to the rear wall 'of the casing is` a follower plate 6 and interposed between the rear wall of the receptacle or casing and the follower plate are springs 7 acting to force the follower plate outwardly toward the feeding roller. Fixed upon 'one end of the shaft 4 isa ratchet wheel 8, while secured to the adjacent end wall of the receptacle is a spring dog 9 engaging the ratchet wheel 8 to hold the shaft and the roller against rotation in one direction and permit the same to rotate in the other direction. Hinged to the wash board above the pocket is one edge of a cover plate 10 designed to close the pocket and the forward portion of the receptacle and having the lower edge formed with a slot ll through which the roller 5 works, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

In practice, the soap, which may be either in cake or bar form, is placed between the follower plate and the roller and the springs act to hold the soap aga-inst the ribs on the roller. The cover plate 10 is then closed and in the use of the board, when the articles being` washed are moved upwardly the roller 5 is rotated so that the ribs in engagement with the soap may rub over such soap and move through the slot 1l. 0n the downward movement of the articles being washed, the roller is held against movement under the action of the pawl and ratchet wheel, and the articles rubbing over the roller remove the soap from the exposed ribs, thereby Soaping such articles.

While I have herein shown and described the preferred form of my invention by way of illustration, I wish it to be understood that I do not limit or confine myself to the precise details of construction herein described and delineated, as modification and variation may be made within the scope of the claims and without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. In combination with a wash board hav- 1 ing the usual soap pocket above the rubbing surface thereof, of a casing having an open face secured in said pocket and spaced from the side walls thereof, a shaft extending through bearing openings in the sides of the casing, a roller in the casing secured to said shaft, a follower plate in the casing, spring means between said plate and the top wall of the casing for forcing the plate toward the roller, means in the pocket, to one side of the casing for restraining theV shaft against turning in one direction, a hinged plate let in depressions in the sides of the pocket for covering the open face of the casing, and said plate having a notch receiving therethrough a portion of the periphery of the roller, when the plate is in closed position.

2. An attachment for washboards, com- :L1 pi'isinga easing designed to be seated in and secured to the soap pocket ofa washboard, said casing having an open outer face, a

roller journaled in the casing, a spring inliuenced follower plate above the roller,

means between the washboard and the roller, arranged eXteriorly of the easing for holding the roller against movement in one direction7 a cover plate for the casing, and said cover plate having its lower edge notched to receive therethrough a portion of the periphery of the roller.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

ERWIN L. SUTTER.

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